Man ngag gam phye dmar po
Madder Pills


Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Brag zhun (Shilajit)
Btsod (Madder)
Rgya skyegs (Lacca)
Gu gul (Bdellium)
Shu dag (Calamus)
Zhu mkhan (Sapphireberry)
Bong nga nag po (Aconitum)
Gla rtsi (Musk) *
Sug tsher (Juniper)

Latin


Shilajit
Rubia cordifolia
Laccifer lacca
Commiphora mukul
Acorus calamus
Symplocos paniculata
Aconitum ferox
Moschus
Juniperus spp.

Amount


50 grams
200 grams
120 grams
50 grams
130 grams
100 grams
50 grams
1 gram

50 grams

* Delphinium brunonianum is typically substituted today.

Preparation:


Powder and form honey pills; 10 pills weigh 2 1⁄2 grams

Function:


Clears Kidney Heat, promotes Urine, moves the Blood, eases Pain, Resists Poison

Use:


Good for Kidney or Joint disease with inflammation.
1. Kidney disease

2. Back pain, Lumbago
3. Hip or Pelvic pain
4. Sciatica
5. Epidemic Fever
6. Dysentery


Dose:


2–4 pills (1⁄2–1 gram), once or twice daily.

Cautions:


1. Contains Aconite. Avoid overdose.
2. Avoid in Heart disease and Hypertension
3. Not used in the very young, weak, or during Pregnancy

Modifications:



This is somewhat similar to some of the Gum Lacca formulas of Mesue and Rhazes which were also used for Kidney obstruction.
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